Last Tuesday, The Hardy Boyz were forced to relinquish the SmackDown Tag Team Championship after it was revealed that Jeff Hardy would be undergoing surgery for a knee injury that was made worse at the hands of the monstrous Lars Sullivan. The wait for new champions, however, will not be a long one, as Shane McMahon will crown new titleholders this week. Who will be the next duo to hold the SmackDown Tag Team Titles?
Kevin Owens got a taste of his own medicine last week when WWE Champion Kofi Kingston launched a massive retaliatory attack on KO to close out SmackDown LIVE. The fired-up Kingston, who was still fuming after Owens’ ambushes on both him and Xavier Woods in recent weeks, had Owens reeling to such a degree that KO ultimately bailed. However, Owens will now respond to The Dreadlocked Dynamo’s attack tonight.
Everyone has their eyes on prizes right now in the SmackDown LIVE Women’s division Tonight, Bayley, Carmella and Ember Moon (all three of which will be in the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match) will take on Charlotte Flair (who is facing off against Becky Lynch for the SmackDown Women’s Title at WWE Money in the Bank), Mandy Rose (also in the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match) and Sonya Deville (who graciously told Mandy to take the spot in the Ladder Match).With less than two weeks until the Money in the Bank pay-per-view event, all six Superstars will absolutely be out to make a major impression. Which side will get the upper hand?
Two of SmackDown LIVE’s four Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match representatives will face off tonight when Ali and Andrade clash with less than two weeks before the Money in the Bank pay-per-view event streams live on WWE Network. Both Superstars are trying to gain pivotal momentum as the ever-important Ladder Match approaches, and Andrade will be looking for a measure of retribution after both he and Randy Orton were on the losing end of a tag team match against Ali and Finn Bálor last week. Who will prevail in this contest of rising Superstars?
Vince McMahon to Fox Executives: